NOVA"Japan's Killer Quake"
In its worst crisis since World War II, Japan faces disaster on an epic scale: a rising death toll in the tens of thousands, massive destruction of homes and businesses, shortages of water and power, and the specter of nuclear reactor meltdowns. The facts and figures are astonishing. The March 11 earthquake was the world's fourth-largest since record keeping began in 1900 and the worst ever to shake Japan.G

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McClure Center Symposium On Federal Fiscal Issues
Highlights from the symposium earlier in the week feature a panel of national experts examining the current federal fiscal situation. The panel includes U.S. Sen. Mike Crapo (R) and U.S. Rep. Mike Simpson (R) of Idaho, and U.S. Sen. Mark Warner (D) of Virginia. The event was put together by the James A. and Louise McClure Center for Public Policy Research at the University of Idaho.G

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America Revealed"Food Machine"
Survivor winner, technology expert and communications attorney Yul Kwon is on a cross-country journey to discover the infrastructure that underpins modern life. He first explores how this machine feeds nearly 300 million Americans daily by riding along on a New York City pizza delivery route and then skydiving into California's Central Valley. He meets industrial and urban farmers, crop dusting pilots, long-distance bee truckers and modern cowboys. Part 1 of 4G

Battle for the Elephants
What is it about elephants that pull us in, that evoke an almost immediate sympathy? Is it that family is so important to them? That they take care of their young? That they play? Or is it that they are simply so big, smart and powerful? Whatever the allure, elephants are popular. And yet, in 2012, the world witnessed the greatest slaughter of elephants since an international ban on the ivory trade was first put in place in 1989. According to some sources, as many as 50,000 elephants were killed across Africa for their tusks. D